Policy Issue Paper

Title page: follow APA guidelines to format the title page
Page count: 5 pages minimum, 10 pages maximum (this excludes the title page and references
Page numbers: follow APA guidelines by including a page number at the bottom right of the page,The page count does not include the references, which should be attached at the end of the paper
Statement of the Policy Issue
Brief (2-3 sentence) statement describing the issue
Background related to the issue
An explanation of the problem and its significance. Include support as needed, including references to research literature if relevant
Information pertinent to the issue
This may pertain to current laws needing to be changed, current debate about the issue, and/or data about the issue
Policy Options
What has been done (or proposed) about the issue so far? Have other organizations addressed it? Are there pending legislative or regulatory proposals? (include support as needed)
Your Recommendation for Policy
List recommendations about what different stakeholders should do—e.g., Congress, state legislatures, relevant government agencies, health systems leaders, other nursing organizations, etc. (Of course, this will depend on the specific issue). Can be formatted as a bullet list if appropriate.
References
Format the references using the APA style guide

policy must be something within the last year that has been introduced, can be passed or waiting to be passed, (ex) violence against healthcare workers